Frye's roundabout tone, apparent with phrases such as "takes us back" and "try to suggest," ties all his ideas together to successfully explain the "motive for metaphor." He must present his answer in the conclusion in order for the reader to effectively comprehend his train of thought. His final sentence states "The motive for metaphor, according to Wallace Stevens, is a desire to associate, and finally to identify, the human mind with what goes on outside it, because the only genuine joy you can have is in those rare moments when you feel that although we may know in part, as Paul says, we are also a part of what we know." Throughout his entire essay, Frye first explains that people categorize their environments as "not me" and "like" or