Ocular

Ocular (adjective) – perceived by the eye.

This was found in “Young Goodman Brown,” in paragraph 13. “This, of course, must have been an ocular deception, assigned by the uncertain light.”

Knowing the definition of the word, I can understand that Goodman Brown believed, because of the light, his eyes perceived the old man’s staff as a living serpent.

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