Read the passage.

A panel of local judges awarded Mandeep Dulani first prize in the Montgomery County Youth Poetry Championships. Dulani, who lives in Silver Spring, read his original poem “Be the Change” in the competition’s final round to beat runner-up Jackie Yuh of Germantown.

Which sentence most likely comes next in the passage?


The poem, a powerful free verse, poignantly asked youth to speak out against injustice.
The poem pierced the room with its poignant message about youth and injustice.
The poem was about youth and injustice.
The free-verse poem called for youth to speak out against injustice.