In Walt Whitman's "Out of the Cradle Endlessly Rocking," who is the messenger?

What word does the boy hear from nature in "Out of the Cradle Endlessly Rocking"?

In "Out of the Cradle Endlessly Rocking," what event causes the male bird to mourn?

What does the boy in "Out of the Cradle Endlessly Rocking" realize he is destined to be?

In "Out of the Cradle Endlessly Rocking," what is the boy's reaction to the bird's song?

What transformation does the boy undergo in "Out of the Cradle Endlessly Rocking"?

What does the sea metaphorically represent in "Out of the Cradle Endlessly Rocking"?

What does the boy in "Out of the Cradle Endlessly Rocking" treasure and understand?

What technique does Whitman use in the first 22 lines of "Out of the Cradle Endlessly Rocking" to convey the movement of the sea?

What word does each line begin with in lines 8 to 15 of "Out of the Cradle Endlessly Rocking"?