The tone of Macavity the Mystery Cat is mysterious and humorous. There is fun and at the same time mysterious things happening. e.g. Macavity commits crime yet no one is able to catch him because Macavity’s not there. The names of Macavity’s alibi are also funny: Mungojerrie and Griddlebone. 

Macavity commits all types of crimes but mysteriously goes away. Police fails to catch him.

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Following poetic/literary devices have been used in the poem Macavity the Mystery Cat:

1. Personification: Personification is giving human characteristics to animals or non-living things. Here in the poem, Macavity is personified as he does all the things like humans.
2. Anaphora: It is the repetition of a phrase in a poem. In the poem various words and phrases are repeated to create poetic effect. e.g. “Macavity, Macavity”, “Macavity’s not there” etc.
3. Alliteration: It is the repetition of consonant sound in the line. e.g. “Macavity’s Mystery”, “head is highly”, “side to side” etc.
4. Symbolism: The poet uses various symbols in the poem. e.g. his appearance symbolises his villainous character, footprints symbolise his name etc.

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The poem Macavity: the Mystery Cat is about a villainous cat who commits every crime which is in the book of law yet remains free from being imprisoned. He commits crime and mysteriously vanishes away and police, like always, fails to catch him.

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The Scotland Yard is baffled as they are unable to catch Macavity. He commits every crime which is in the book of law, yet they cannot trap him as Macavity’s not there.

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No, Macavity is not a cat. It is a fictional character whose actions resemble those of humans.

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