How to Write Titles: 1. If it is a long work, like a novel or film, a.

underline the title, if you are writing by hand b. italicize (or underline) the title, if you are typing e.g., Life of Pi or Life of Pi 2. If it is a short work, like a poem, song, or short story, a. Use quotation marks. E.g., "Oh Canada" (song) "The Three Little Pigs" (short story) "Ode to a Pair of Socks" (poem) NOTE: The first word of a title is ALWAYS capitalized. The major words in a title are ALWAYS capitalized. The small words (like a, the, and, of, for) are not capitalized when they are in the middle of a title.