Walt Whitman's "Song of Myself"

Use your copy of “Song of Myself” and your notes on Whitman’s relationship to his readers and others in his poem to answer the following prompt in an essay.

By looking at Walt Whitman’s relationship to the reader and others described in his “Song of Myself,” what can we conclude about the intention or message of this poem? What literary strategies does he use to communicate his message? If given the fact that his readers today represent a diversity of socio-cultural experiences, do you personally believe this poem achieves Whitman’s own intentions? Why or why not?