Question

the lovely voices in ardor appealing over the water
made me crave to listen, and i tried to say
un tie me! to the crew, jerking my brows;
but they bent steady to the oars. then perimedes
got to his feet, he and eurylochus,
and passed more line about, to hold me still.

80

—the odyssey,
homer

which quotation is correctly formatted using mla citation?
○ \i tried to say / unite me! to the crew, jerking my brows.\ (homer 80)
○ homer writes, \i tried to say / unite me! to the crew, jerking my brows\ (80).
○ \i tried to say / unite me! to the crew, jerking my brows\ (homer 77-78).
○ homer writes, \i tried to say / unite me! to the crew, jerking my brows (77-78).\

Explanation:

MLA format for in-text citations requires quoting the exact relevant text, placing the line number(s) in parentheses after the quote (no extra punctuation inside the parentheses), and omitting a signal phrase if the author is already clear, or integrating it properly. The correct option uses the exact quoted lines, places the inclusive line numbers 77-78 in parentheses after the quote, and matches the source content.

Answer:

○ "I tried to say / 'Untie me!' to the crew, jerking my brows" (Homer 77-78).