Question

I am seated in an office, surrounded by heads and bodies. My posture is consciously congruent to the shape of my hard chair. This is a cold room in University Administration, wood-walled, Remington-hung, double-windowed against the November heat, insulated from Administrative sounds by the reception area outside, at which Uncle Charles, Mr. deLint and I were lately received. I am in here. Which is an explicit detail from this passage?

Answer 1

An explicit detail is one that is fully expressed or revealed without ambiguity or vagueness. It normally involves numerous pieces of information that will help the reader effectively understand the context and content of what the transmitter of the message is trying to convey.

The passage "This is a cold room in University Administration, wood-walled, Remington-hung, double-windowed against the November heat, insulated from Administrative sounds by the reception area outside, at which Uncle Charles, Mr. deLint and I were lately received." is an explicit detail as it tries to give a very detailed explanation about the room in which the author, his uncle Charles and Mr. deLint were received.  

Answer 2

"My posture is consciously congruent to the shape of my hard chair." In this context congruent is a very specific and clear detail.