Find the Vertex and Axis of Symmetry of the Graph $$f ( x ) = - 8 x ^ { 2 } - 2 x - 4$$

Multiple Choice

Find the vertex and axis of symmetry of the graph of the function.
- $$f ( x ) = - 8 x ^ { 2 } - 2 x - 4$$

A) $\left( - 8 , - \frac { 31 } { 8 } \right) ; x = - 8$
B) $\left( \frac { 1 } { 8 } , \frac { 31 } { 8 } \right) ; x = \frac { 1 } { 8 }$
C) $( 8 , - 4 ) ; x = 8$
D) $\left( - \frac { 1 } { 8 } , - \frac { 31 } { 8 } \right) ; x = - \frac { 1 } { 8 }$