There was something unknowable about her smile. Try as I might, I couldn’t figure out what she was thinking.

Question

Which revision would introduce an allusion to make the description more vivid?

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Responses

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 “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”

replace “smile” with “Mona Lisa smile”
replace “smile” with “Mona Lisa smile”

add “like a mysterious old song” after “smile”
add “like a mysterious old song” after “smile”
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Answer 1

The best revision to introduce an allusion and make the description more vivid is:

replace “smile” with “Mona Lisa smile.”

This revision connects her smile to the famous painting by Leonardo da Vinci, which is often associated with mystery and ambiguity, enhancing the sense of unknowability in her expression.