Yes it is becase a Metaphor is The use of a word or phrase to refer to something that it is not, invoking a direct similarity between the word or phrase used and the thing described (but in the case of English without the words like or as, which would imply a simile); the word or phrase used in this way; an implied comparison.
Answer: D, line 5, beside the lake, beneath the trees
Explanation: 'Beside' and 'beneath' both start with a "be" sound.
ANSWER: who tells the story
It's A. The subject is concern for the continued existence of the panther (the concern is what the sentence is about), and the phrase 'Because the panther is endangered already' comes before it.