Hey my answer is in the other comment box, it was too long for this text box :)
As there is no passage to compare to Poe´s story,here is a list of some characteristics of Gothic literature that may help you to compare both texts:
The main traits of Gothic literature are mystery and the presence of supernatural elements. Like in the "the Raven", Gothic style aims at creating a mood of fear, anxiety, terror and /or horror by playing with reality. The reader will soon be questioning what is written.This chaos of intrincate plots is narrated in an elaborate writing style.
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I believe it is "C".
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I am not sure if this is right or not at all, but I have a feeling that it is "C" because both a Willow Tree and a Disease are Nouns.
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This phrase means clumsy, and likely to mess up.
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