Here is a list of the common elements in Gothic novels. Gloomy, decaying environment( haunted houses, or castles with secret passages, traps, and other mysterious architecture) Curses or prophecy.
D. Textual evidence to support the thesis.
Especially if you are doing an anylisis, you're basically breaking diwn the piece of literature to decipher the components of it, or explaining the components to the audience (readers of your analysis)
