CBSE Class 8 · English · Honeydew
Macavity: The Mystery Cat
Chapter summary, hard words and model exam answers for Class 8 English.
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About the author
T.S. Eliot (1888–1965) was a major modern poet. 'Macavity' from Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats portrays a criminal cat who always escapes.
Summary
Macavity's called the Hidden Paw - Napoleon of crime among cats.
Macavity's called the Hidden Paw - Napoleon of crime among cats.
When crime's discovered Macavity's not there.
When crime's discovered Macavity's not there.
Ginger cat, tall and thin with sunken eyes and dusty coat.
Ginger cat, tall and thin with sunken eyes and dusty coat.
He breaks human laws and laws of gravity - a feline fakir.
He breaks human laws and laws of gravity - a feline fakir.
He looks like a sleepy ordinary cat but is a master criminal.
He looks like a sleepy ordinary cat but is a master criminal.
Other cats flee when his name is whispered.
Other cats flee when his name is whispered.
The poem humorously compares a cat to a perfect mystery villain.
The poem humorously compares a cat to a perfect mystery villain.
Hard words & meanings
| fakir | ascetic with seeming magic |
| stanza | group of lines in a poem |
| rhyme | words ending with similar sounds |
| imagery | word pictures |
| metaphor | comparison without like/as |
| refrain | repeated line |
| Macavity | see chapter context |
| Napoleon | see chapter context |
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