| A | B |
| Climax | when the narrator murders the old man |
| Conflict | the narrator vs the old man and his eye; the narrator vs his conscience |
| Falling Action | when the narrator disposes of the body and his conversations with the police |
| Resolution | when the narrator admits to killing the old man |
| Exposition | when we meet the narrator and the old man, and when we get the details of the setting |
| Rising Action | the narrator continuously checks on the old man |
| Setting | the house where the narrator and old man live |
| Protagonist | the narrator |