Answer:
Basic element of short story are setting,conflict,character,plot,theme, and point of view.
Explanation:
all these are marks, not as the possessor would fain to think, of superiority but of weakness.
One of the most successful and popular early American writers, Washington Irving couldn't have had a clue as to what legacy he would leave behind while he still walked the earth. Thinking of himself primarily as an essayist and a humorist, he had no inkling that his true calling would be to transform foreign folk tales into appealing moralistic stories for an eager American audience.
