Imagery is used in the story very often and is used by giving the reader a mental image of what is being described. There are many examples of imagery in this story with the use of metaphors and similes such as "The doors close in the distance, knocking softly like the beating of a heart." these images allow readers to imagine in their minds the image of the ghost wandering through the house and closing the doors as they pass. The title A Haunted House is itself an irony, most people associate the haunted house with horror and evil creatures, but in fact this story is the opposite: "This gentle tale references and rejects many of the characteristics of conventional ghost stories, and so "we see no lady spreading her ghostly cloak."43 A pair of ghosts preside over the house, ensuring its safety and that of those who inhabit it. Their agitations are not those of poltergeists destructive.” Woolf decided to reject the conventional ghost stories that have been told over and over again and to give people a different view of ghosts by making the ghost the protagonist of this story who only remembers the good times and love they share. throughout the story. This shows readers that things are not always as they seem and not to judge a book based on that