Dreams can be thought to be organized much like stories.

• Exposition

  The opening scene. Introduces the people involved, the time and place, and the situation to be faced.

• Development

  The emergence of the plot.

• Culmination/ Crisis

  Something significant occurs and the main character responds.

• Lysis

  The result or solution of the dream's action. The lysis signifies how the dreamer might deal with the problem or issue that was expressed during the exposition stage. In effect, the work of the dream has produced a solution or result for the dreamer.