Throughout the poem the poet uses graphic images — visual, auditory and tactile, efficiently describing the slave’s picturesque “native land” and creating an atmosphere of pathos which is full of impact. The slave, is liberated from the tyranny of slavedom symbolically in his dream and finally by death. At the end, the poem evokes mixed reactions. We feel both happy and sad for the slave as his soul transcends misery and attains freedom through his demise. Though not free in real life, his last slumber and the visions of freedom that are conjured, show that on the level of consciousness at least, he conquered his bondsman existence.