11. Just as your ancestors are the core of your family, a word has a part that forms its base; that part is called its

you need to include the text. we have no idea what you are referring to

a) madame podtochina used witchcraft to make it disappear.

(you didn't attach a copy of the poem, but i'm answering as best as i can)

since a simile compares two unlike things using like or as, it kind of gives an item the ability to do something it can't.

example: "the player was like a tiger on the field"

in this sentence, the simile conveys the idea that the player was fast and strong, like a tiger.