The characters came alive in her mind's eye.

Meaning: This sentence describes how the characters in a story can seem so real to a reader that they feel like they are actually there.

Choice of Words: Characters are the people or animals in a story. Came alive means to become active or full of life. Mind's eye is a phrase that means the ability to imagine something very clearly.

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• The characters came alive in her imagination.
• Characters came alive in her heart.
• The book's characters came alive in her thoughts.
• Characters came alive on page.
• Characters came alive in my thoughts.
• The characters came alive on the page.
• Characters came alive, emotions stirred.
• Characters came alive at night.
• Characters lived, hearts beating, pages came alive.
• The characters came alive in their imaginations.