• The plot is the sequence of events in a story and includes different types of conflict
• Types of conflict include external (person vs. person, nature, society, technology, supernatural) and internal (person vs. self, fate)
• Setting is the time and place of the story, giving context to the events
• Point of view determines who tells the story, with 1st person, 2nd person, and 3rd person options
• A short story consists of elements like exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution, and includes characters and themes

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