I thought of that but couldn't see anyone at Larian knowing it.
Uh, why not? It's one of the most famous poems in the world.
Not even close to being one of the most famous poems in the world. It's certainly not close to being one of the most famous poems in the UK. I doubt that most of Africa, Asia, South America and Europe have even heard of it.
Well, I doubt that there is any one poem that most of the world has heard of across language barriers, but I think much of the english-speaking world has heard of this poem, particularly the first verse, even if they can't remember the title. It was an inspiration behind numerous popular songs. And "Met a man who wasn't there" is such an oddly specific phrase that I think if someone uses it you can be pretty much 100 percent certain they were referencing the poem.
