"Yea, listen, listen, thou Wedding Guest!
Thou'lt hear anon of a Wedding-Feast,
And of the Sad and Solemn Night-
And also thou shalt see and hear
The Spectre-Woman and her Death-mate, Death."
Therefore, this stanza refers to the ominousness of the voyage because the Wedding-Guest is made to stay and listen to story as though he is attending funeral.