English

Ronald Solis

4 November, 10:53

I cannot say clearly how I entered [the forest],

So drowsy with sleep had I grown at that hour

When first I wandered off from the true way.

Which sentence is the most plausible analysis of the passage's symbolism?

A. The first canto is the only one that takes place outside Hell.

B. Dante enters the forest but is too tired to remember how.

C. Dante's drowsiness is a sign of the sins he has committed.

D. The "true way" represents the path to Heaven and God.