Language- Class Reflection

 In class, we briefly learned about the art of language and the difference between poetry and prose. Language provides power to something and creates a new meaning revolving around symbolism. If something is not named or is named but is invisible, the power of that thing is greatly diminished. In my major I see this a lot, if people do not know the terminology for environmental issues or do not experience and 'see' the issues firsthand they often do not believe in the issues occurring. Langage, the ability to name things and describe things, is so incredibly important, and while it feels like humans keep creating more categories for things, and new terms, I believe it is simply because we are learning new things about the world around us and are trying to translate the new information in a way that we understand. I believe that human vocabulary and scientific terminology will continue to expand as our knowledge continues to expand exponentially. Complicated words and phrases are simply a product of the progress we are making. Granted all of these words and writings and technical terms would all present as prose, not poetry. Poetry, in my opinion, helps us increase our knowledge of emotion, spirituality, and beauty, while prose mostly tackles concrete and factual knowledge. We need both to continue to gain intelligence and expand our world view.