Answer:
It slows the pace of the poem down to purposefully confuse the reader. It builds up anticipation about what will happen when the highwayman arrives. It helps to establish the setting of the town and the countryside.
In this poem the wheelbarrow is covered with rain and water ( 'glazed with rain/water).
The red wheelbarrow is symbolic and represents a person in turmoil. A wheelbarrow is a tool that gets a lot of use and abuse on a farm.
The water symbolizes <em>cleansing and purifying.</em> This act of cleaning gives the wheelbarrow hope of a new beginning, a new life.
The white chickens on the wheelbarrow symbolize friends. They are there for the wheelbarrow even during difficult times.
Jack believes that they no longer need the conch because they know who to listen to and who to allow to speak. They no longer need to conch to decide that. This shows regression because they learned to effectively choose someone to speak without needing the conch to do it for them.
