Complex sentence: The phrase is a rhetorical device known as a tricolon, the most common form of tricolon in English is an ascending tricolon and as such the names are always said in order of ascending syllable length.
Split into simpler sentences: The phrase is a rhetorical device known as a tricolon. The most common form of tricolon in English is an ascending tricolon, and as such the names are always said in order of ascending syllable length.