How do authors use gothic and romantic elements to develop content and style that add beauty and power to their writing?

(Examples to use: Poe—“Annabel Lee”, “Lenore”, “The Raven”, “The Pit and the Pendulum”--, “Mistletoe Bough”, “Erlkonig”, “Long Black Veil”, and Faulkner’s “A Rose for Emily”)

creepiness

mystery
sadness
gloominess
death

What else can you think of?