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Is there a name for the literary device in the expression "Thanks, I hate it."?

The problem is context. Your sister gives you a sweater to wear for Christmas, because she always complains how plain your clothes are, so it's bright and festive. She knows it's not your taste but ...
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Name for device in "Possessions" by Hart Crane?

A similar device is the basis of a traditional/anonymous British 17th century semi-nonsense poem, probably the one recalled by Peter Shor in comments: I saw a Peacock with a fiery tail I saw a ...
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Can plot development analysis (climax, denouement, etc.) apply to smaller segments throughout a work?

In the abstract sense, storytelling is a fairly fractal craft, so you can zoom in and see smaller versions of the same structures at work at finer levels. The book itself has a climax, and so do ...
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Is there a name for the literary device in the expression "Thanks, I hate it."?

I'd say "sarcasm", rather than "irony", though perhaps the language has drifted since I was younger.
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Is there a name for the literary device in the expression "Thanks, I hate it."?

The word “thanks” is not intended sincerely, so this is irony: irony, n. 1.a. The expression of one’s meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or ...
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