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Thoreau uses the word "brag" as a simile in this quotation to compare the way he plans to write to the confident and bold crowing of a rooster (chanticleer) in the morning. By using the simile, Thoreau conveys his intention to express his ideas with vigor and assertiveness rather than focusing on melancholy or dejection.
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If you use a word-for-word quote you put you put the quoted material in quotation marks. For instance "what you do if you use a word for word quote" then you would put were your found the quote
Chanticleer brings up evidence from the Bible, such as Daniel and Joseph. Chanticleer believes in dreams coming true!
Some people quote Confucius all the time. Please don't quote me.
My friend Nicole wrote a quote about Rosa Parks
Behold! Chanticleer the rooster awakens the barnyard! The chickens are all over the barnyard.
To acknowledge that you are changing a word in a quote, you can use square brackets to indicate the alteration. This helps to maintain the original context of the quote while making it clear that you have made a modification.
Quote/quotation.
Use an apostrophe to create the single quotation mark.
You can use the term "quote-unquote" to signal that you are quoting a word or phrase that may not be an exact or preferred term, adding emphasis or indicating skepticism. For example, "She described him as her 'business partner,' quote-unquote, raising doubts about the true nature of their relationship."
If you're citing for a report or a research paper, yes. You don't have to do the whole quote though, you can use the "..." to skip over parts in the quote you don't need.