I am working on Freytag Pyramid and wish to integrate a direct quote from the text with my sentences.
Example
Original Text:
There was a white horse spreading its wings of fury over the horizon.
Integration (1):
One thing it liked to do was to "[spread] its wings of fury".
Are ellipses needed at the beginning and end of the quote?
Integration (2):
One thing it liked to do was to "[spread] its wings of fury over the horizon".
Can the period be omitted inside the quote?
As for providing a source of the quote in the text, I would do something like this
In second paragraph, the protagonist states that she "was unhappy with her social status".
Is there a much more elegant way to cite the source of the quote in the text, so I won't have to include In the second paragraph, the protagonist states...?
Best Answer
You do not need to include ellipses when the quoted portion is part of the complete sentence:
This usage is correct.
Appropriate punctuation in quotes is detailed in When should end punctuation go inside quotes? The answers there also apply to this usage.
As for providing a source, you can include a detailed citation in a footnote or endnote:
The actual citation should match the appropriate style guide requested by either your professor or your publication. It also wouldn't hurt to verify that footnotes/endnotes are appropriate.