The old scale lists an F5 tornado as wind speeds of 261â318 mph (420â512 km/h), while the new scale lists an EF5 as a tornado with winds above 200 mph (322 km/h), found to be sufficient to cause the damage previously ascribed to the F5 range of wind speeds.
Literature is a term used to describe written and sometimes spoken material. Derived from the Latin word, litteratura, meaning writing formed with letters, literature most commonly refers to works of the creative imagination, including poetry, drama, fiction, nonfiction, journalism, and in some instances, song.
Genres in Literature. The three main genres in literature are prose, poetry, and drama, but there are many more subgenres, or genres within genres. Here are a few examples of other genres in literature: Maus is an example of a literary genre called the graphic novel, sometimes better known as the comic book.