My girlfriend is quite pretty is a straightforward statement, simple to understand, and yet it tells us far less than My love is like a red, red rose. Or, to take another example, God is immutable is entirely accurate and precise, and yet it tells us less than the statement God is like a mountain, never changing. The second statement is less precise in terms of scientific theology, but at the same time it accurately conveys much more of the truth-to the one who understands poetry.
