(1) Why does the poet say ’there is no one like Macavity’?

Question

Read the following stanzas and answer the questions given below them:

Macavity, Macavity, there’s no one like Macavity,

For he’s a fiend in feline shape, a monster of depravity.

You may meet him in a by-street, you may see him in the square –

But when a crime’s discovered, then Macavity’s not there !

(1) Why does the poet say ’there is no one like Macavity’?

(2) Which adjectives are used for Macavity? What do they suggest?

(3) How smart is Macavity in avoiding arrest after committing a crime?

Answer 1

1. The poet says ‘there is no one like Macavity’ as he is a devil in disguise of a cat; he is a monster of wickedness.

2. The adjectives used for Macavity are : devil in the shape of a cat and monster of moral corruption.

3. Macavity is very smart in avoiding arrest after committing a crime. One may meet him in a by-street or in the square but when the crime is discovered, Macavity is not there.