LITERAL / CONCRETE / FACE VALUE
a play
orchestra
mimes
gore
angels
worm
formless things/phantom
horror
puppets
audience
stage
sobbing angels
circle
FIGURATIVE / SYMBOLIC / ALLEGORICAL
sobbing angels--loved ones left behind
conqueror worm--
puppets--
mimes--
circle--the circle of life
the play--tragic--we all die--thus is human existence