Cite text evidence to tell what effects Vinny's parents have on Vinny after their discussion about the boy who died.

After the discussion Vinny's parents had with Vinny about the boy who died, it made Vinny to promise her parents that he would stay away from the pond where the boy .

Below is the evidence cited from Lines 112 - 121 of  text:

"After the boy drowned, or was taken by the goddess, or whatever happened to him, she said never to come to this pond again. Ever. It was off-limits. Permanently. But not his dad. He said, “You fall off a horse, you get back on, right? Or else you going be scared of it all your life.”

His mother scoffed and waved him off. “Don’t listen to him, Vinny, listen to me. Don’t go there. That pond is haunted.” Which had made his dad laugh.

But Vinny promised he’d stay away."

(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.

im not entirely sure what you're asking.