Sorry if I get it wrong but I think I might have your answers:
I. I’ll give the a wind, this means I will give you a hint, wind is no longer commonly used
II. And the very ports they blow, all the quarters that they no i’th shipment card. This is language that is not commonly used
III. I’ll dry him as hay this it’s figuratively speaking that the person would be so Drained until they could go on no more
IV. Sleeps on either night nor day, means not to sleep ever.
V. Where has thou been, sister, possibly means where have you been
VI. Sister where are thou this should mean where is her sister
VII. Killing swine meaning is a person compared to a pig because he kills
VIII. I’m like all right without a tail, I’ll do, I’ll do, and I’ll do, this is a figurative speech and comparing a rat without a tail the keep going and going and going with stopping at nothing
IX. A sailor‘s wife has Chestnut in her lap, and munched, and munch, and lunch, means she had chestnuts and continues to eat them until they were gone or she was just waiting for something
X. Give me GUOTH I: around thee witch the rump ronyon cries this language is not commonly used while talking to the witch
XI. But In a sieve, ill thither sail. This could mean that in a moment I shall continue to sail
XII. Her husbands Alppeo gone, master o’ the tiger, her husband died
DUDE I HOPE I EVEN ANSWERED YOUR QUESTION IF NOT THEN IM SORRRYYY
Answer:
I think the structure is cause and effect. They choose to put the titles this way so the reader will have an idea about what they are reading. And lastly “Top Food Chain”
I can't see the side paragraph but I think its a detailed desript of his thoughts.. If I recall it correctly
