it is a metaphor because it really isn't a falcon of death
another example of a metaphor would be I am so full about to explode
your not really going to explode your just <span>exaggerating it</span>
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I don't believe a or b is the answer so i would eliminate those 2
Deluge means a severe flood and objective language is showing what a person did.
I would go with D. take away our continental liberties. In this case, the person who's doing something is the flood.