There was something unknowable about her smile. Try as I might, I couldn’t figure out what she was thinking.
Which revision would introduce an allusion to make the description more vivid?
(1 point)
Responses
replace “smile” with “Mona Lisa smile”
replace “smile” with “Mona Lisa smile”
replace “Try as I might, I couldn’t figure out” with “Even with the skills of Sherlock himself, I couldn’t have figured out”
replace “Try as I might, I couldn’t figure out” with “Even with the skills of Sherlock himself, I couldn’t have figured out”
add “like a mysterious old song” after “smile”
add “like a mysterious old song” after “smile”
add “in a million years” after “Try as I might, I couldn’t figure out”
add “in a million years” after “Try as I might, I couldn’t figure out”
1 answer
The best revision that introduces an allusion to make the description more vivid is:
replace “smile” with “Mona Lisa smile”
This change references the famous painting by Leonardo da Vinci, which is well-known for its enigmatic expression, thereby enhancing the mystery of the smile being described.
