A-They make it seem as if time within the story has slowed down.
1. The protagonist's love for each other --as unselfish love is the greatest of all things.
2. The comparison between Della and the Queen of Sheba-- Allusion uses biblical figures and Queen of Sheba is a biblical figure
3. Young did not consider her quilts as art pieces.-- She just burnt it so it doesn't mean anything to her.
4.Protest the conditions of African Americans in Alabama
5.The value of things lies in making them.
6. The value of work
7. Showy and vulgar
8. predicament
9. I just read O. Henry's short story "The Gift of the Magi."
10. Leonardo da Vinci, inventor, painter, and poet, is considered a true genius.
Postmodernism literature describes as stylistically and ideologically while contemporary literature with its setting mainly after world war 1 subgenres ironic political and reflect's society's social and personal views. Thank you for posting the question I hope this will help you.
D. Activating Background knowledge