The Marks Of The Half Wise Analysis

In ¨The Marks of the Wise Man, of the Half Wise, and the Fool¨ Rumi writes about three types of people, the wise, the half wise, and the fool. The message of the passage is to follow your own path and be a leader, but if you are able to, follow someone wise to give yourself life. In the passage, Rumi states that the half wise “Knows the wise man to be the light of his eyes.” and he further explains that he “clings to the wise man like a blind man to his guide, so as to become possessed of the wise man’s sight.” The half wise do not have the ability to be their own leader and give themselves their own life, but the half wise accepts the leadership of the wise, and will listen to them to find a sense of life unlike the fool. In addition, Rumi

For example, when describing the wise man and the fool, Rumi states that the wise man follows his own lead ¨from that light whereon his soul is nurtured” while the fool “has no lamp wherewith to light himself on his way.” This use of a metaphor to describe the meaning creates a deeper understanding of the difference between the wise and the fool. The Wise man possess an inner light, a metaphor about knowledge, something that the fool lacks. Using figurative language like the light relays the message more clearly. Furthermore, Rumi expresses the message through hyperboles in the passage. When describing the half-wise, Rumi states that they should be assumed “dead. That half wise one became as one utterly dead.” While they are not really dead, Rumi writes this to express the message to make or follow your own path. This is further exemplified later in the passage when Rumi writes, “In order to rise up out of his degradation. If you lack perfect wisdom, make yourself as dead under the shadow of the wise, whose words give life.” The use of a hyperbole to exaggerates one status communicates the message very clearly: If you are not wise, find someone to give yourself purpose. While no one is dead if they lack knowledge, nor does anyone possess the light, the use of figurative language makes a clear communication of the message by providing deep insight of what makes a person alive and having a