This poem seem to be about "a couple who eat beans mostly" as a result of "their poverty"
Explanation:
The above poem reveals a couple who lived together and eat beans mostly. The poem symbolizes the state of the couple. It revealed that the couple are poor and as a result, they eat beans which is one of the available cheap food. The setting of their home also depicted that they were poor.
The poem uses symbolism and metaphor. "The Bean Eaters" is a short poem with three quatrains which was written by Gwendolyn Brooks.
