Hypertext

The notion of what makes a good hypertext is really up to the reader. There are certain criteria that a hypertext should cover. Each hypertext should have a good number of links that the reader can follow. The hypertext should be coherent and provide form that is characteristic that has organization. It should also intrigue the reader and make them want to follow the links. The medium employed in the hypertext should have the capacity to fully engage.

The great thing about firefly is that allowed the user to click on a line how many times it wants and still make sense and not change the outcome of the poem. Deena Larsen did a great job in investing to making sure that there were enough adverbs, adjectives, etc., that made things easier for the user.

The firefly poem is full of imagery that allows the user to imagination to be captured, and keeps them enthralled to the poem so that they continue to click on the hypertext. The poems themselves are not that long, they are usually about 4-5 lines.  The author made this piece in such a way that the user could read and look for new forms of imagery throughout the text.

Between Hegirascope and Firefly, I felt that Firefly was the most user friendly. I could simply not grasp Hegirascope, it through me for a loop. The reason why Firefly is user friendly is because it allows the user to have control on how fast they want to go. It also allows the user to have an easy accessibility to text by simply clicking on a line of text.