1. A new idea that is told is to be "beholden" in this definition.  I would define a Yankee as someone who lives in the north.

2. These allusions add extra definitions to the idea of Yankee.  If you didnt get the allusion then it adds nothing to the story and it would make it more confusing.

3. The technique used in this story is Stipulative.  It uses the authors own ideas in the defintion and it also gives a long explanation of Yankee.  I believe that the writer spent too much time explaining what Yankee's dont want.