Perhaps the best way to learn the art of throwing accent is by comparing words in which we are in the habit of shifting the accent to one syllable or another according to the meaning, as for instance the following:
1. Accent.
a. What ac′cent has this word?
b. With what accent′uation do you accent′ this word?
2. Concert.
a. Did you go to the con′cert last night?
b. By concert′ed action we can do anything.
3. Contrast.
{a}Ъ. What a con′trast between the rich man and the poor man!
b. Contrast′ good with bad, black with white, greatness with littleness.