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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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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”

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

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”
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Answer 1

The revision that would introduce an allusion to make the description more vivid is:

replace “smile” with “Mona Lisa smile”

This allusion references the famous painting by Leonardo da Vinci, known for its enigmatic expression, which enhances the idea of the unknowable quality of her smile.