It rose from the ruins of Ancient Greek
The Gothic element there is the horror that ensues after he hears the tapping. The character is alone during a spooky, dreary night, nobody found anywhere, and suddenly there is a mysterious tapping by someone, and it turns out that no-one tapped, which means either madness or ghosts, that are either way both elements of Gothic writing.
. . . that would be a <u><em>clipper ship</em></u>
this would be a larger vessel meant for traveling long distances quickly & smoothly resulting from it's construction using a narrow/streamlined body & large sail spread to catch the wind.
