Restatement in your own words of a phrase or idea that you found in your research sources When you paraphrase, be extra careful to footnote any ideas that you take from your sources
The restatement of a poem using words that are different but as equivalent as possible Here is a sample paraphrase
Paraphrases are not translations at all Instead, the paraphrasing author uses one or more existing English translations and then rephrases the text into easily understood everyday language An example is the Living Bible