Elusive_goal

An Experiencer does not achieve a Desired_goal. Typically, the Experiencer is the object of the verb. Metaphorically, a pursued entity is not captured. Success eludes me. His point escaped the entire audience. A simple truth has evaded so many of us. This frame is a metaphorical extension of the Evading frame. The Evading frame concerns literal motion of two self-directed entities, one of which moves in such a way as to successfully prevent the other from capturing it. In the case of the Elusive_goal frame, however, there is no literal motion, but rather a Desired_goal that is not "captured" by the Experiencer that would like the Desired_goal to be true or known.