William Butler Yeats’ "Upon a House Shaken by the Land Agitation" reflects his engagement with the political and social unrest in Ireland during the land reform movements of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The poem captures the turbulence and uncertainty experienced by the Anglo-Irish gentry as their traditional social order was challenged. Using the metaphor of a house shaken by agitation, Yeats portrays the instability brought about by these political upheavals, emphasizing the broader theme of change disrupting established structures. The tone is reflective and imbued with a sense of loss, as Yeats laments the erosion of cultural and historical continuity. At the same time, the poem critiques the inevitability of social transformation and the complexities of Ireland’s evolving identity. Through vivid imagery and lyrical language, "Upon a House Shaken by the Land Agitation" conveys Yeats’ deep connection to Ireland and his nuanced understanding of its conflicts.

How should the world be luckier if this house,
Where passion and precision have been one
Time out of mind, became too ruinous
To breed the lidless eye that loves the sun?
And the sweet laughing eagle thoughts that grow
Where wings have memory of wings, and all
That comes of the best knit to the best? Although
Mean roof-trees were the sturdier for its fall,
How should their luck run high enough to reach
The gifts that govern men, and after these
To gradual Time's last gift, a written speech
Wrought of high laughter, loveliness and ease?

Poem written by William Butler Yeats (13 June 1865 – 28 January 1939).
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