Why don’t you try it yourself instead of cheating-
<span>Tom's surprise is a good example of irony since he has lived his whole life in sin and shouldn't be so startled to see the devil, the very embodiment of sin, in front of him. His surprise also conveys the idea that either Tom has very little self-awareness about his own spiritual self, or he simply doesn't care.</span>
Answer:
Postpone is verb
Verb - Action words such as walk , write etc
Adjective - Describing words
I would say that they're comparing the situation that they're in to a leaking boat.