Question

Use the paragraph to answer the question.

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

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”

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”

Answer 1

Replace “smile” with “Mona Lisa smile.”

This alludes to Leonardo da Vinci’s famous painting and immediately evokes an enigmatic, inscrutable expression.