Question

How does the poet convey to the reader that the ship was initially heading toward the south?(the rime of the ancient mariner)

Answer 1

The ship was going towards the direction of south.

This way, the sun was appearing to be rising from above the sea.

The sun started rising above and above, and went really high to that of the mast.

This is how the poet was conveying to the readers that the sun is sailing to the south.