Question

can someone help me find a poem that relates to themes of "the things they carried" by tim obrien? ive tried looking but im not familiar with war poems.

Answer 1

Here is a great site for War poems.

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First, check the site below for the themes of 'The Things They Carried". Look particularly at the themes and motifs section. It will explain the major themes of the stories. Then you can read through some of the poems to find themes that are related.

http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/thingscarried/

Answer 2

Check out these poems to find one that you feel relates to the themes of this book.

http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/1914warpoets.html

http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/flanders.htm

http://poetry.about.com/library/weekly/blsandburgwar.htm

http://poetry.about.com/od/poems/l/blseegerwar.htm

Answer 3

http://www.google.com/#hl=en&q=%22the+things+they+carried%22+by+tim+obrien&aq=f&oq=&aqi=g1&=Google+Search&=I%27m+Feeling+Lucky&fp=2Inaafc1UxE

There are lots of articles and posts relating to this topic. If you need something else, just change the search words and re-search.

You should also check here:
http://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit/collections/owen [click on Search the Collection at the left]
from http://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit/