Quotation Marks vs. Italics

Quotation marks, a type of punctuation mark, are used to set apart titles of shorter works such as short stories, poems, songs, articles, and famous speeches. Italics, a typesetting in which letters slant to the right, are used to set apart titles of longer works such as books, movies, magazines, plays, and works of art.

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When to Use Quotation Marks

Short Story: “Bartleby, the Scrivener” by Herman Melville

Poem: “The Raven” by Edgar Allen Poe

Song: “Smells Like Teen Spirit” by Nirvana

Speech: “Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death!” by Patrick Henry

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When to Use Italics

Book: The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck

Movie: Citizen Kane

Magazine: Forbes

Play: Othello by William Shakespeare

Painting: The Scream by Edvard Munch

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