In the poem 'Amanda', the speaker in Stanzas 2, 4, and 6 is Amanda herself, reflecting her inner thoughts and desires. In these stanzas, she imagines a life of freedom, away from the commands of the external speaker (likely her mother). It appears that Amanda is not truly listening to the speaker in Stanzas 1, 3, 5, and 7, as she is lost in her own thoughts, expressing her wish to escape from the rules imposed on her.