Which figure of speech do you find in the expression "I wandered lonely as a cloud"?

1.In the passage, the word '$dwarfed^{\prime} means$ –

2.He hates ¾ the phone and very lets it ¾ .

3.Too many cooks $\ldots the$ broth.

4.The closest meaning of the word "progressive" in the sentence "Prof." Chowdhury is a progressive man." is –

5.I found it difficult to convince the ticket inspector that I ¾ my ticket.

6.Ever since I ¾ $\to move \to$ Dhaka, I ¾ whether the decision I took was the \right one. \end{if}]-->

7.By this time next month, the government ¾ resigned.

8.They wouldn't let my sister in the theatre because she was ¾ age.

9.I can't quite ¾ out what is written on the board.

10.These grapes ¾ sour.

11.He learned to read and write quite ¾ in his life.

12.A basket of apples ¾ been sold.