The characters came to life in her imagination, whispering their secrets.

Meaning: This sentence describes how the writer's imagination brings the characters in the story to life and makes them seem real.

Choice of Words: Characters are the people or animals in a story. Came is the past tense of come, which means to move towards a place. Life is the state of being alive. Imagination is the ability to create images or ideas in your mind. Whispering means to speak very softly. Secrets are things that are kept hidden.

Alternative Expressions

Related Expressions

• The characters came alive in her imagination.
• The characters in the book came to life for her.
• The characters came to life in her mind.
• The characters came alive in my imagination.
• The characters came to life on the page.
• The pages turned and the characters came to life.
• Characters came to life.
• The characters came alive in their imaginations.
• The characters came alive in her mind's eye.
• Characters came alive in her heart.