The best revision to introduce an allusion and make the description more vivid is to replace “smile” with “Mona Lisa smile.” This allusion to the famous painting by Leonardo da Vinci adds depth and mystery to the description of her smile, enhancing the overall imagery.
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?
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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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