Metaparody is a form of humor or literary technique consisting "parodying the

parody A parody, also known as a spoof, a satire, a send-up, a take-off, a lampoon, a play on (something), or a caricature, is a creative work designed to imitate, comment on, and/or mock its subject by means of satiric or ironic imitation. Often its sub ...

of the original", sometimes to the degree that the viewer is unclear as to which

subtext Subtext is any content of a creative work, which is not announced explicitly (by characters or author), but is implicit, or becomes something understood by the audience. Subtext has been used historically to imply controversial subjects without ...

is genuine and which subtext parodic. The American literary critic Gary Saul Morson has written extensively on the topic:

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