Robert Frost: Poems

what is the tone of the poem and particularily the last two lines?

poem: "our hold on the planet" by robert frost.

last two lines: Or our number living wouldn't be steadily more,

Our hold on the planet wouldn't have so increased.

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Although the theme of this poem would be the "unfriendliness of nature," the tone is positive in relation to man's present and future existence as a part of nature.

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