English I
Study Guide
"The Silver Pool"
Who said the following quotes?
"
l will tough naught but the Salmon, that I may have wisdom through it."
"You could teoch me poetry and I could serve
"A wise woman
you."
taught me that the Salmon of Knowledge swims in the Heaven World in the pool
the Sacred Hazels."
"Demna is my neme."
"l know not in what place I may be."
Are the statements true or false?
Fionn is the chief of a band of warriors known as the Fianna.
The fisherman is trying to catch a walleye.
The fisherman is the King's poet.
The Silver Pool is an example of a myth.
Fionn was the receiver of a prophecy.
Comprehension Questions
Who is Finnegas?
What is the King's Poet hoping to catch? Be specific.
When the King's Poet asks Fionn his name, what does Fionn reply?
What does Fionn find in the mud while he is gathering the plover eggs for Finnegas? Be
specific-describe the item.
How does Fionn accidentally taste the Salmon of Knowledge? Be specific/Expain.
Whom does Fionn plan to avenge? Why?
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