I want to know the answer to the following question:
Where can one look for memorization clues concerning accent positions?
All the background I'm provided with is that "Historically, the rising tone appeared when the place of the accent shifted to the preceding syllable (the so-called "Neoshtokavian retraction"), but the quality of this new accent was different – its melody still "gravitated" towards the original syllable.". Is that enough to answer the question?
Answer: no