3.PART A: What does the word “diminish” most likely mean as used in line 6?
A.to end
B.to belittle
C.to lessen
D.to sadden
A. To end
Explanation:
Adapted from "No Man Is An Island" by John Donne
Modern Version
No man is an island entire of itself; every man
is a piece of the continent, a part of the main;
if a clod be washed away by the sea, Europe
is the less, as well as if a promontory were, as
well as any manner of thy friends or of thine
own were; any man's death diminishes me,
because I am involved in mankind.
And therefore never send to know for whom
the bell tolls; it tolls for thee.
The word “diminish” most likely means 'To end' as used in line 6.
John Donne had written this poem based on end of life because he was approaching death due to a fatal illness.
