Read the excerpt from "The Road That Has No End" by Joseph Burrows. Then, answer the question that follows.

Hast ever tramped along the road
That has no end?
The far brown winding road, your one
Fast friend
A tattered weather-beaten swag,
A silent mate
To send
His dumb warm comfort to the heart,
A fount where dreams ascend.

Which sentence best paraphrases the stanza above?

The speaker describes riding with a friend in silence down a short, straight road in warm weather.
The speaker thinks about heading to a fountain to see if his dreams will come true.
The speaker contemplates riding down a muddy road and realizes he's made a mistake and gone in the wrong direction.
The speaker wonders if the reader has ever ridden, silently and deep in thought, on horseback down an endless road.

The correct sentence that best paraphrases the stanza above is: The speaker wonders if the reader has ever ridden, silently and deep in thought, on horseback down an endless road.

The best paraphrase of the stanza above is: The speaker wonders if the reader has ever ridden, silently and deep in thought, on horseback down an endless road.