Answer: He is dreaming possibly of death or the consequences of something about to happen. That is sybomlysing that he might die soon.
Explanation: The bold words are all meaning something harsh or related to negitivite words. In the poem the second line of it says that the consuquenes hang, forshadows to that part where his actions will have consuquenses. So, it is forshadowing his death.
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