Read the first stanza and think.

(i) Is Macavity a cat really?

(ii) If not, who can Macavity be?

(i) No, Macavity is not a cat. The poet has cleverly drawn the elements of a super criminal in the form of a cat. The cat is just a symbolic representation of the master mind criminal.

(ii) Macavity can be a criminal, a thief, or a dangerous person. The cat is used to represent that ferocious and clever criminal.