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Yes, the poet has used many exaggerations in the poem, such as Macavity’s defiance of gravitational law and has used terms like ‘a fiend in feline shape and a monster of depravity’ to highlight the mysterious aura surrounding the cat. He often mentions in the poem that the Scotland Yard and the Flying Squad are in utter despair due to their inability to catch the criminal as he escapes the crime scene even before they arrive. All these exaggerations indicate the monstrous and mysterious nature of Macavity, the evil criminal.
A few examples of these exaggerations from the poem are listed below:
- ‘He’s called the Hidden Paw.’
- ‘He’s the bafflement of Scotland Yard, the Flying Squad’s despair.’
- ‘He’s broken every human law, he breaks the law of gravity.’
- ‘His powers of levitation would make a fakir stare.’
- ‘For he’s a fiend in feline shape, a monster of depravity.’