What irony does Swift create when he has Reldresal describe Blefuscu as +2 "the other great empire of the universe, almost as large and powerful as this of his majesty"? Mildendo is a large and vast city. Mildendo is a tiny city, the opposite of a large metropolis. Mildendo is a medium sized city. Mildendo is larger than the the other empire.

The question is asking about the irony in Jonathan Swift's description of Blefuscu in his satirical essay "Gulliver's Travels". Swift describes Blefuscu as "the other great empire of the universe, almost as large and powerful as this of his majesty". This statement is ironic because Swift is comparing Blefuscu to the empire of his majesty (presumably the British Empire), which was the dominant power at the time. By saying that Blefuscu is "almost as large and powerful" as the British Empire, Swift is exaggerating the size and power of Blefuscu, which is a small island nation. This is ironic because it is the opposite of what one would expect. The irony here is that Swift is using exaggeration to make a point about the absurdity of national pride and the tendency to view one's own country as the center of the world.