Quick View Instructions

“Write actual prompt here if it is only one or two sentences ” prompt. Powerflow on Accelerate, Version 0.12, University of Nicosia, 8 Mar. 2023, accelerate.unic.ac.cy.

In an MLA Works Cited list (ie in the references), the names of months with five or more letters are abbreviated to the first three letters, followed by a period. For example, abbreviate Feb., Mar., Apr., but not June, July. For more information on how to cite generative AI in MLA, see https://style.mla.org/citing-generative-ai/

MLA Reference Example For PowerFlow on Accelerate

“Describe the symbolism of the green light in the book The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald” prompt. Powerflow on Accelerate, Version 0.12, University of Nicosia, 8 Mar. 2023, accelerate.unic.ac.cy.

MLA Reference Example For Other Chatbots

“Describe the symbolism of the green light in the book The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald” prompt. ChatGPT, 13 Feb. version, OpenAI, 8 Mar. 2023, chat.openai.com/chat.

Example 1: MLA Paraphrasing Text

MLA Paraphrased in Your Prose

While the green light in The Great Gatsby might be said to chiefly symbolize four main things: optimism, the unattainability of the American dream, greed, and covetousness (“Describe the symbolism”), arguably the most important—the one that ties all four themes together—is greed.

MLA Reference

“Describe the symbolism of the green light in the book The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald” prompt. Powerflow on Accelerate, Version 0.12, University of Nicosia, 8 Mar. 2023, accelerate.unic.ac.cy.

“Describe the symbolism of the green light in the book The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald” prompt. ChatGPT, 13 Feb. version, OpenAI, 8 Mar. 2023, chat.openai.com/chat.

Example 2: MLA Quoting Text

MLA Quoted in Your Prose

When asked to describe the symbolism of the green light in The Great Gatsby, ChatGPT provided a summary about optimism, the unattainability of the American dream, greed, and covetousness. However, when further prompted to cite the source on which that summary was based, it noted that it lacked “the ability to conduct research or cite sources independently” but that it could “provide a list of scholarly sources related to the symbolism of the green light in The Great Gatsby” (“In 200 words”).

MLA Works-Cited-List Entry

“In 200 words, describe the symbolism of the green light in The Great Gatsby” follow-up prompt to list sources. ChatGPT, 13 Feb. version, OpenAI, 9 Mar. 2023, chat.openai.com/chat.