Four accents
Falling
one syllable, or the first syllable
Rising
never final; needs a following syllable
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Four accents, vowel length, and where the stress moves.
one syllable, or the first syllable
never final; needs a following syllable
Standard falling accents open the word: one-syllable words or the first syllable of longer ones. The peak comes early and the next syllable sits lower. The curve and the wider long syllable are schematic cues, not measurements.
The rise is heard across the stressed syllable and the one after it, which stays high. Do not turn it into English question intonation. Curve and widths are schematic; speakers vary.
Case, number, and derivation can change stress place, tone, and length. Treat common paradigms as word facts.