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The Tolkien poem is in loose trimeter: 3 beats per line.

ALL that is GOLD does not GLItter

not ALL those who WANder are LOST

the OLD that is STRONG does not WIther

deep ROOTS are not TOUCHED by the FROST.

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from the Ashes a FIRE will be WOken

a LIGHT from the DARKness shall SPRING

reNEWED will be BLADE that was BROken

the CROWNless aGAIN will be KING.

If you want to become proficient in iambic meter, by the way, it's essential to master the principles of beat displacement: it provides flexibility and expressive range. I covered the technicalities here: https://qr.ae/pGeXLZ

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