Question

Read the passage.

When I consider how my light is spent Ere half my days, in this dark world and wide, And that one talent which is death to hide, Lodged with me useless, though my soul more bent To serve therewith my Maker, and present My true account, lest he returning chide; “Doth God exact day labor, light denied?”

In Sonnet XIX by John Milton, the speaker feels that the purpose of his talent is to enable him to serve God. What dilemma does this connection create for him? The speaker’s dilemma is that if God doesn’t need his gifts, he has no need to continue writing.

The speaker’s dilemma is that without his talent, he feels he can no longer follow his ambition to be a clergyman.

The speaker’s dilemma is that if he stops writing, he may not get to Heaven.

The speaker’s dilemma is that his poetry is his only talent, and he feels he will be unable to serve God.

Answer 1

I believe it is the last one

Answer 2

The answer is D: The speaker's dilemma is that his poetry is his only talent, and he feels he will be unable to serve God.

 Milton, being a writer  and having become blind, questions and wonders why he cannot see and what is the use of having this talent: "When I consider how my light is spend/ Ere half my days, in this dark world...", considers that the talent is useless; however his soul is inclined to serve God anyway differently from the servant that hid his  only talent.