2.03 Guilty - The Napoleon of Crime

Please open your copy of the poem “Macavity” as you review the flashcard questions to make sure you understand the poem.

 

Question 1

Find the simile in the first stanza. A simile is a comparison, using the connecting words like or as.

Answer

“With movements like a snake” The line is comparing the cat to a snake.

 

Question 2

What are some crimes Macavity has committed?

Answer

He’s broken every human law; he breaks the laws of gravity.

 

Question 3

What are some of his human qualities?

Answer

He’s tall and thin, his eyes are sunken in, his brow is deeply lined, and he has a domed head.

 

Question 4

What word in the poem “Macavity” suggests the reason the cat can evade the Scotland Yard?

Answer

Mystery

 

Question 5

Why can’t Scotland yard charge him with a crime?

Answer

He always has an alibi, and he was never there when the crime took place.

 

Question 6

What line is repeated over and over in the poem?

Answer

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

 

Question 7

What is the effect of the phrase, “Macavity, Macavity, there’s no one like Macavity” being repeated?

Answer

The repetition of the line suggests that no one else could get away with these things.

 

Question 8

Who are some known feline criminals?

Answer

Mungojerrie and Griddlebone

 

Question 9

Who are some human criminals you have heard about in society?

Answer

i.e. Al Capone, Bonnie and Clyde, Saddam Hussein, Osama bin Laden, Jeffery Dahmer

 

Question 10

What is the metaphor used to describe Macavity at the end of the poem?

Answer

He’s the Napoleon of crime.