Answer:
Humans are killing or driving away the lions from their settlements
The phrase or sentence in the poem "At the Window", by D.H. Lawrence that uses a metaphor is option <em>b. while slowly the house of the day is closing its eastern shutters</em>. This poem is written from the point of view of an onlooker at a window. It is a description of the outdoors, which are described with human traits or personification. A metaphor is a literary device that makes a hidden comparison between two unrelated things. In this case "the house of day...shutters" is compared to the ending of a day.
The answer is more than likely A. present progressive form.
<span>The question says,'before you use one of the encyclopedias, check .......... its copyright date'. The correct option is A. This is because, the statement is referring to only one of the encyclopedias, and the correct possessive noun for an inanimate object like encyclopedia is it's. 'Their' will only be correct if the statement is referring to all the encyclopedias.</span>