An academic analysis on memes and meme formatting

https://imgur.com/a/UvQuR6X

As you can see from the image linked above, the viewing space is separated into two quadrants, while the right quadrant has 2 sub-quadrants. In this analysis, the word "first" will refer to the left-most quadrant (Q1), whereas "last" will refer to the bottom right sub-quadrant of the second quadrant (Q2). Now if we gaze our attention towards the first picture, it'll be apparent that there is a depiction of a cat, along with bold text along the top of the image stating "I can has cheezburger (note that in modern internet culture, purposeful mis-spellings are considered amusing, especially when mimicking that of a child) (T 1.1)?" The placement of the text relative to the displayed cat suggests that the text originates from the cat's ability to think, therefore telling us the cat's motives. The cat also has a facial expression yet again mimicking the smile of a child (OBJ 1.1), and strengthening the amusement of the quadrant as a whole. It can be deduced that, when combining each fundamental factor of the picture, we understand that the cat is wanting for an object that it does not currently possess, this object being of metabolic importance.

The 1st sub-quadrant of the second quadrant depicts another domesticated feline imitating a stance of praise or prayer, assumably on its knees. Its paws are blocking the view of its face (OBJ 2.1) in order to show sincerity and the importance of the topic being addressed. There are text segments located in the upper left-hand corner and the bottom center of the sub-quadrant (T 2.1 - T 2.2), indicating yet another thought originating from the consciousness of the cat. This iteration, however, differs slightly from its predecessor in that the upper left text field (T 2.1) contains the world "plz", whereas the text field from the last infographic (T 1.1), does not. This creates a noticeable difference when combining the two text fields in sub-quadrant one, in which the newly created text says "Can i plz haz cheezburger". The "plz", short for "please", gives great significance to the housecat's plead.

Finally, the last sub-quadrant of the second quadrant (Q2) displays another housecat, yet again in the same stance (OBJ 3.1) as the aforementioned housecat in sub-quadrant one. This stance also conveys the same information as the previously analyzed sub-quadrant, except with greater heedance to the undisclosed powerplay between the housecat and the presumed owner, who is located outside the picture's boundaries. This additional detail was deduced from the positioning of the housecat's ears relative to its cranium (OBJ 3.2). There are again two different text fields located in the same positioning relative to the center of the picture as in the first sub-quadrant (T 3.1 - T 3.2). When these two texts are combined, the sentence produced displays "Plz sir I can has cheezburger?" This repeats the same messages given by the other two images once more, in order to clarify the interests of these three housecats.

• Sentient, Ph.D. in Internet culture and Philosophy

Source: https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-JDWUAKB_baw/UBoJNn9ySyI/AAAAAAAAC7I/6AIq_OyirT4/s1600/lolcats.webp