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1. what call to action is the author arguing for?

The author, whyamionlyabletouse32characters is arguing for the addition of short literary questions to the end of posts. This is seen by them adding a few question to the end of their post. They also show to have a perosnal liking towards this addition, adding a slight bias to their argument. "we should start putting those in posts. i miss them,,,,,,".

Because of this personal liking towards the literary questions, one may feel the need to say no, or to want to fight back. However, the author does not say we must add these back to posts, or insinuates that posters must. Only that, they, the author find these old question types fun and that it would be a fun addition to the posts made.

2. why does this work lack capitalization? what might this tell you about the author? what might this tell you about the context in which this work is meant to be read?

This work may lack capitalization as "informal" uses of grammer and proper sentence structure is ever popular on online spaces. Many individuals tend to adopt certain usages of typing (often called "typing quirks") when online. Theze quirks are not usually indicative of anything. However, some people state that reading proper grammer and sentences in online settings can worry them, or, feel too formal. This could by why the author typed this post and the questions without proper capitalization.

The lack of capitalization could mean the work is meant to be read as a silly "what-if" scenario, and shouldn't be taken as an immediate call to action. Also, with the lack of capitalization this work could be read akin to a friend offering up a silly idea that you're meant to want to talk about for a bit, and then drop it and move on. The author does a good job balancing both a feeling of informal and formal with the usage of no capitalization while also letting the reader truly think on the point it brought up. Which is starting to add back literary questions regarding the post.

3. is the addition of questions referential? does that make the post humorous? how so? how would the post be different without the addition of questions?

Yes, the addition of questions is referential. The author states these questions are like the ones found in short stories from literature textboxs. These being added to this post then callback to the question in those textboxs.

While one can argue the addition of these questions being added can be humorous, I don't think the author meant it to be read as such. The author seems to be bringing up a way to engage readers with the posts they're reading. Hence, the author adding these questions to their own post.

While this is a work of parody, and should be engaged with as such, I do not think the addition of the questions is to be laughed at. The questions directly provide the reader with a reason to look back to the text, and form an opinion or answer towards them. The author has opened up an incredible way to discuss the overall usage of something many readers of the post may not have seen in many years.

This post would read entirely differently without the questions being presented. If the author had merely said they just missed them, many average readers may have entirely skipped the post. Those who share similar opinions with the author, or those who enjoyed discussions in English classes may have been inclined to "reblog" the post, and add their own opinions or agreement with the author.

Because the author has added the questions, the post has now become a discussion piece. It engages the reader more because they may be inclined to repsond to the questions. Much like when the reader was in school, they may feel a desire or even need to do so.

Some readers however, may also completely ignore the author's intent. The questions to them may be a stupid addition, or they may react negatively towards the thought of needing to engage with the post in a complex way. To them, the post would be better without the questions, and without making them feel the need to suddenly have to engage with the various posts they see.

(vocab word: Referential - When something is referential, it means that is contains callbacks or allusions to something else.)

you know those little critical thinking questions that they had at the end of short stories in literature textbooks? we should start putting those in posts. i miss them,,,,,,

questions:

what call to action is the author arguing for?

why does this work lack capitalization? what might this tell you about the author? what might this tell you about the context this work is meant to be read in?

is the addition of the questions self referential? does that make this post humorous? how so? how would the post be different without the addition of the questions?