Structure and Creation of Allegory in Masnavi Manavi

In Masnavi Manavi, the allegories not only reveal the ideas, but also is the source of contents, ideas, and images. Therefore, understanding the structures of allegories in Masnavi, can firstly show us Rumi’s thoughts better, more visible, and tangible and secondly, help us to understand the structure of Masnavi and the way it has formed.
Allegories are structured models which Rumi has used them a lot to convey his stories. In another word, Masnavi’s allegories are results of ideas. Therefore, the allegories are in a way the mere thoughts of Rumi. By analysis of allegories in Masnavi and their function, we can see how the stories are joined with the allegories and paraphrases and create the structure of multi-realm of Masnavi.
This paper, structurally, deals first of all with the source, function, and identity of the allegory and then reveals the method of creating the allegory in Masnavi. That is how Rumi can build the entire Masnavi by creating stories and allegories which comes to his mind instantly.