‘Macavity: The Mystery Cat’ is a humorous poem written by ‘T.S. Eliot’. In this poem, the poet describes the mischiefs of a mysterious cat name Macavity.
According to the poet, Macavity is a mysterious cat, because it commits various kinds of crimes, but it is never nabbed by the police. It commits the crimes and vanishes. It acts as if it were a master criminal. Really, it is a master criminal who defies both human and natural laws. The poet calls it the ‘Hidden Paw’ because of its mysterious acts. It is sure that the crime was committed by Macavity, but the interesting thing is that no one can prove it. It always commits crimes such as drinking milk, breaking glass; but it never leaves any type of clue at the place of occurrence. It commits crimes everywhere, but it is found no where. It moves like a snake and it is always alert. It looks gentle, but cheats people easily. It is the leader of the gang of the criminal cats. In fact, it is the Napolean of crime.
Thus, the poet means to say that Macavity is a clever and cunning cat, who makes problems for anybody.