Question

Has the poet used exaggeration for special effects? Find a few examples for it and read aloud.​

Answer 1

Answer:

Yes, the poet has used exaggerations such as the cat's defiance of gravity and it being called a 'monster of depravity' and a 'fiend' in order to enhance the mystery surrounding the cat. ... (iv) 'He's a fiend in feline shape, a monster of depravity.

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Answer 2

Answer:

Yes, the poet has used exaggeration for special effect. He has tried to show that Macavity has supernatural powers.

The following lines support it :  

(1) He breaks the law of gravity.

(2) His power of levitation would make the fakir stare.

(3) A friend in feline shape, a monster of depravity.

(4) You may seek him in the basement, you may look up in the air -  But I tell you once and once again Macavity is not there!

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