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/
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.
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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
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
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/
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/