Douglass consciously uses imagery to show what is happening and what he is feeling at that moment. He wants to imitate this feeling, to make others see the traumatic events he has experienced. While describing how the ships are free and he is not, Douglass begins to describe how confined his life was: “Ye are the swift-winged angels of liberty, that fly round the world; I am confined in the bands of iron” (Douglass), the audience is more than capable of understanding how the images help to allude to what Douglass saw. They now better understand the horror Douglass experienced during this difficult time, realizing that Douglass has no sense of freedom, but feels trapped. We can clearly see the feelings of Douglass’s thoughts to ensure that he keeps his beliefs: “I will do the same thing; and when I reach the bottom of the bay, I will leave my canoe adrift and cross the Delaware to Pennsylvania. Once there, I will not be asked for a pass; I can travel without being disturbed” (Douglass). It also shows how important it is to attempt to become a freed slave through imagery. He uses imagery to describe “…these beautiful vessels, clad in the purest white…” (Douglass). Douglass uses these vessels to show how much freer an inanimate object is than he is. It conveys an underlying terror