A burst of creativity hit me and I ended up writing an amazing essay. The problem is that it revolves around song lyrics and titles from a local, but popular band from my city. I can’t take them out, they’re absolutely vital to my essay. I wrote another essay before this, but it’s just not as personal as this one. Would it be okay to use the lyrics and song titles? Should I reference the band somewhere?
Seems like a risky strategy
If you are quoting lyrics you absolutely must cite them, otherwise it’s plagiarism.
Agreed, you would need to put in appropriate references.
cite them at the end of the essay as a footnote
Think.op is kidding.