| A | B |
| Rainsford talks with Whitney about "ship-trap" island | Exposition-location |
| Rainsford is on a yacht bound for the Amazon. | Exposition-location |
| They are traveling at night in the Caribbean Sea. | Exposition-time |
| We find out Rainsford is a big game hunter. | Exposition-character |
| Rainsford loses his balance and falls into the sea. | Initial Incident |
| Zaroff tells Rainsford that he is bored with hunting most animals. | First Rising Action |
| Zaroff tells Rainsford he hunts the most dangerous prey: man. | second Rising Action |
| Zaroff shows Rainsford how he traps ships with lights that indicate a channel. | third Rising Action |
| Zaroff asks Rainsford to join him in hunting his prey. | fourth Rising Action |
| Rainsford refuses to join Zaroff in hunting. | fifth Rising Action |
| Zaroff stands below Rainsford (who's up a tree), smiles, and moves on. | sixthRising Action |
| Rainsford builds a Malay man-catcher. | seventh Rising Action |
| Rainsford builds a Burmese Tiger Pit. | eighth Rising Action |
| Zaroff loses one of his best dogs. | ninth Rising Action |
| Zaroff uses the dogs to hunt Rainsford. | tenth Rising Action |
| Rainsford kills Ivan. | eleventh Rising Action |
| Rainsford leaps off of a cliff into the sea. | twelfth Rising Action |
| Zaroff thinks that Rainsford's dead. | thriteenth Rising Action |
| Rainsford confronts Zaroff in his bedroom. | Climax |
| Rainsford has never slept in a more comfortable bed. | Denouement |