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What is the topic of this sonnet?

When I consider how my light is spent,
E're half my days, in this dark world and wide,
And that one Talent which is death to hide,
Lodg'd with me useless, though my Soul more bent
To serve therewith my Maker, and present [ 5 ]
My true account, least he returning chide,
Doth God exact day labour, light deny'd,
I fondly ask; But patience to prevent
That murmur, soon replies, God doth not need
Either man's work or his own gifts, who best [ 10 ]
Bear his milde yoak, they serve him best, his State
Is Kingly. Thousands at his bidding speed
And post o're Land and Ocean without rest:
They also serve who only stand and waite.

coping with blindness
writer's block
interpreting God's word

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Answer:

Correct Answer/Verified from EXAM: Coping with Blindness

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The exam was taken and the correct answer for the TOPIC sentence of this poem is "Coping with Blindness" (verified from exam directly)

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Interpreting God's word. Every time the author mentions him or his, he is speaking of God. The first sentence also says "When I consider how my light is spent." This is referring to how the person is living their life before they die. The poem also states " God doth not need either man's work or his own gifts."Meaning that the only thing that is important is the work that you do for God, not yourself. 
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