Question 23.
What does the author BEST mean, when she says, “You walk into this room with your hot ideas and the ceiling fan has to work harder to cool down the room for us?”
A
That the person’s presence makes the ceiling fan lose its ability to handle intense energy.
B
That the person brings with him passionate intellectual and emotional energy
C
That the person’s presence develops self-doubt in others.
D
That the person’s hostile presence makes others feel unwelcomed
Question Explanation
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Analysing the imagery in the poem to help us answer the question better,
"Hot ideas": The phrase suggests that the person brings very intense, passionate, and possibly provocative thoughts or energy with them.
"Ceiling fan has to work harder to cool down the room": This isn't about the literal operation of the fan, but instead serves as a metaphor. The fan struggling to cool the room represents the room itself reacting to the heat (intensity) brought by the person’s ideas and presence.
Using the metaphors in the poem to help understand the author better,
The person’s arrival raises the "temperature" in the room—not in a physical sense, but emotionally and intellectually.
The ceiling fan, which symbolizes the environment or the collective calm of the room, has to increase its effort (work harder) to counteract this rising intensity.
This struggle suggests that the atmosphere becomes charged, uneasy, or tense due to the person's intense energy or controversial ideas.
Looking through the options:
Options a, c, and d focus on different interpretations (physical inability, self-doubt, hostility) that don't fully align with the metaphorical language of the poem.
Option b suggests "passionate intellectual and emotional energy," which is close but doesn’t capture the full consequence—the palpable tension—that option e does. The poem emphasizes not just the presence of passion but the tangible impact it has on the room.
Option E fits best: The description of the fan shaking, trembling, and wanting to “fly loose” implies that the environment feels the strain of the person’s energy. This strain is not just a simple reaction but something that impacts the whole room, creating an almost tangible tension. The phrase “creates palpable tension” captures the overall effect that the person’s "hot ideas" and intense presence have on everyone around them. The environment feels as though it’s under pressure, much like a room growing hot and requiring more cooling - which fits perfectly with the imagery used.
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